“Art is a jealous mistress.” Ralph Emerson

“Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.” Leonardo Vinci

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” Salvador Jacint Dalí

“Art is the child of Nature.” Henry Longfellow

“Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen.” Leo Tolstoy